Some recent CD arrivals feature on the Listening Posts in Arts. They include new releases in opera & classical, country & folk, jazz, and musical theatre. Theonline catalogue indicates which Listening Post the CD is available on.

As performances of Wagner’s mammoth Ring Cycle commence at the Arts Centre in November, this new compilation from Deutsche Grammophon celebrates Great Wagner Singers. It includes highlights from operas in the Cycle such as Siegfried and Das Rheingold, as well as other great Wagner works such as The Flying Dutchman and The Mastersingers of Nuremburg. Monet’s Garden was the fantastic winter exhibition at the NGV this year and inspires this new release from the ABC, Claude Monet : the magic garden. It features composers associated with impressionist music such as Debussy, Ravel, Faure and Saint-Saens.

Banjo Australis features a cross section of tunes across time and genre including themes from TV classics such as Rush and Skippy, Waltzing Matilda and a Seekers medley resulting in a great repertoire of Australian banjo music perfomed by Ian Simpson and John Kane. Lovegrass features 12 original tracks including songs with John Williamson and Greg Storer performed by Australian country music singer, Sara Storer.